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The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771... The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775... The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 part one... part two... [and] Charts and Views drawn by Cook and his Officers..
by [COOK: VOYAGES] BEAGLEHOLE, J.C., Editor
- Used
- Condition
- Some slight foxing in the portfolio case but not to the plates.
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society, 1974. Some slight foxing in the portfolio case but not to the plates.. Five volumes, thick octavo, cclxxxiv (1), 696; clxx (1), 1028; ccxxiv (1), 718; 723 - 1647; xi (1), 760pp. Original blue cloth stamped in gilt, dust-jackets, a fine set with the separate folio of plates.
A fine set of the definitive scholarly publication of Captain Cook's journals, being the first complete printing of the full text for all three voyages of discovery. This set includes the later published but uniform Life of Captain Cook by Professor Beaglehole published in 1974, and considered to be the fifth octavo volume in the set.
Although the full text of the first voyage was published by Elliot Stock as early as 1893, some time elapsed before the unabridged accounts of all three voyages, transcribed and edited by Beaglehole from the original manuscripts, were made available to the public. Beaglehole's work has since become the indispensable reference on the voyages of Cook.
The five octavo volumes in this set are complemented by a portfolio of 58 maps bound in matching gilt decorated navy cloth. This set includes the separate addenda and corrigenda for the first two voyages and the portfolio of charts. Also loosely inserted is a ten-page booklet by Beaglehole titled Cook and the Russians, an addendum to the voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780.
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- Bookseller
- Hordern House Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4505618
- Title
- The Journals of Captain James Cook on his Voyages of Discovery. The Voyage of the Endeavour 1768-1771... The Voyage of the Resolution and Adventure 1772-1775... The Voyage of the Resolution and Discovery 1776-1780 part one... part two... [and] Charts and Views drawn by Cook and his Officers..
- Author
- [COOK: VOYAGES] BEAGLEHOLE, J.C., Editor
- Book Condition
- Used - Some slight foxing in the portfolio case but not to the plates.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press for the Hakluyt Society
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1974
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About Hordern House Rare Books
Hordern House, founded by Anne McCormick and Derek McDonnell in 1985 and named for our original building in Sydney's Potts Point, is an internationally renowned dealership, specialising in rare books, manuscripts and paintings.Nowadays we conduct our business in the heart of Surry Hills, five minutes from the centre of Sydney. We occupy an entire floor of a converted warehouse where we have created a customised environment for our work and the display of rare books, manuscripts & paintings.Always reflected in our extensive stock of rare and select material is our specialization in voyages and travels (with a special interest in the Pacific & Australia), natural history and colour-plate material, paintings and voyage art, historical maps and manuscripts.
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